Police officer sees masked man run out of gas station

Police officer sees masked man run out of gas station

Talk about bad luck for a robber. A Unified Police officer was on patrol when he saw a man wearing a mask running down the street.

MAGNA, Utah (ABC 4 UTAH) - Talk about bad luck for a robber. A Unified Police officer was on patrol when he saw a man wearing a mask running down the street. Just as the officer saw the man, a call came from dispatch saying a man had just robbed a Chevron gas station up the street.

He put two and two together and chased the suspect on foot and tackled him.

Scott Trumble, 33, was booked into jail for robbery.

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